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Geographic Information Systems

Herbstsemester (jährlich wiederkehrende Veranstaltung)

Dozierende

A. Baltensweiler, M.  Hägeli-Golay

Lernziel

Knowledge of the basic architecture and spatial data handling capabilities of geographic information systems.

Inhalt

Theoretical introduction to the architecture, modules, spatial data types and spatial data handling functions of geographic information systems (GIS). Application of data modeling principles and geoprocessing capabilities using ArcGIS: Data design and modeling, data acquisition, data integration, spatial analysis of vector and raster data, particular functions for digital terrain modeling and hydrology, map generation and 3D-visualization.